The Portland Housing Authority's Foster Youth Independence program has helped 30 young adults find housing since last June and it continues to assist them in setting and achieving goals. The clinic will be open two days a week and serve 500 people a day to start. MooseheadWebcams.com :: Mt Kineo Joann Bautista, of Portland, has been hired for the newly created position of policy advisor to the secretary of state. Visit Portland hopes to create a Tourism Improvement District to provide a source of funding for hotels to use for promotion and other efforts to increase room occupancy and the amount of money tourists spend in the area. Cooper Wright builds Lego's largest set in under 9 hours and wipes two hours off the previous record time. The New England Arab American Organization holds a drive-up Eid celebration in Westbrook for the second year in a row because of the pandemic. Mary Vertz and her group Casco Bay Cleanup Project receive ecomaine's eco-Excellence award for their successful efforts. The municipal ballot includes seats on the City Council and School Board and a city referendum on homeless shelter size. FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday that he was "appalled" by videos from Jan. 7 showing five Memphis police officers brutally beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who died on Jan. 10. The Cumberland Police Department will also replace in-car cameras and Tasers, but probably not until next fall. The city says consolidating the offices at 39 Forest Ave. is "the most affordable long-term option to house and deliver social services.". The proposal is in response to the tight housing market that is precluding families and asylees from moving to town and seniors from aging in place, the Town Council chairperson says. We will. The city is seeking ideas on how to improve the Riverton park. Anna Korsen said the new state initiative, just the second in the nation, "has the potential to be the most important piece of child hunger policy" in the state. Murky Overhead," a historical fiction novel by Michael Connolly, tells the story of a day in the life of a young Irish couple living in Portland during the turn of the 20th century. One of the proposals urges the city to rethink its plans for the Riverside Street site. Former Deering Rams Ryan Flaherty and Ryan Reid will be inducted later this year into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. The annual review is "independent" of three recent gun incidents in SAD 51, the superintendent says. The turnout in honor of the late TV icon and animal rights activist was beautiful, the league's director says. A book, written by Michelle Souliere, includes first-person accounts from those who say they have seen the cryptid in Maine. After six years operating out of its founder's home, the organization is looking for a new site and a new executive director. Anna Trevorrow and Sarah Michniewicz are competing to replace Councilor Belinda Ray, who did not seek re-election. When the officer arrived on scene, they say the suspect. Falmouth Police Department 750 Main Street Falmouth, MA 02540 Tel: 774-255-4527 Email FPD. Recent test results show oxygen levels below the level needed to support a fish population. Police beat for Friday, Dec. 24 David C.L. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine is holding a recruitment campaign until March 1 and is especially in need of male volunteers. Five Memphis police officers, all of them Black, involved in the Jan. 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols, also Black, were charged with murder and other crimes ahead of the expected bodycam footage release. Town voters June 14 will choose from Peter Harvey Godsoe, Darla Hamlin and Andy Walsh. The project included students from Waynflete School in Portland, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Oxford Hills and Friends Seminary in New York City. Police Beat: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | Police | news-journal.com The drive-thru attraction includes a "Twelve Days of Christmas" display and a tunnel of lights. The four new buses also will be larger and last longer. The property tax rate would increase 30 cents, adding $150 to the bill for the owner of a $500,000 home. This year's concert hosted by organist James Kennerley features two local choirs, the Kotzschmar Festival Brass and Percussion ensemble, a renowned opera singer and the audience. The Royal River watershed in New Gloucester, Pownal, Durham and Auburn "is special in the context of the unknown of the future climate," according to the Royal River Conservation Trust, which is looking for land donations. The popular Portland music venue, hit hard by the pandemic, will reopen this fall, 20 months after it last hosted a live show. SkyCop camera on light pole took video of police beating Tyre Nichols The Portland, South Portland and Westbrook districts decided not to administer the federally mandated end-of-year proficiency test for English Language Learners. A decade after a residential/commercial plan upset neighbors, the new owner of the Williston-West Church is seeking permission to add six more residences and no commercial space. As an Afterschool Alliance ambassador, Barrett Takesian will study ways to increase access to programs throughout the state. Clark Baston donated his late father's collection of documents to the town. The Police Citizen Review Subcommittee doubles down on its recommendation to add two residents to the Portland Police Department's use of force committee. Dustin A. Chapman, 39, of 381 W. Elm St. was arrested Saturday on a charge of violating a no-stalking order. The 8-year-olds track down the Portland artist and discover the history of a lobby sculpture at Mabel I. Wilson Elementary School. Brea Lu raises more than $4,000 for employees of The Sinful Kitchen in Portland who lost wages because of a December fire. "It's letting people know that we're done with the suffering and the violence. Here's when popular DC cherry blossoms are forecast to peak March 2, 2023; Cryptic Dodge video teases new muscle car, but what does it mean? If approved, Westbrook's "land acknowledgment" would likely be the first by a municipality in Maine. The new facility at Southern Maine Community College provides tutoring to help students apply their developing English skills to course work. Get news from Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth and Yarmouth in your inbox every Thursday at 11 a.m. The 19 construction and maintenance projects will take place over the next three years. The department issued eight traffic citations, four criminal citations, 16 parking citations and one animal citation. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Video released Friday shows Memphis police officers brutally beating a 29-year-old Black man, shouting expletives and using pepper spray and a baton on him while he called out . If it passes at the polls, the new limit would mean no more than 30 building permits would be given out annually. The group wants new shelters capped at 50 beds and is working to put a question before voters in November. The Maine Audubon event, held since 1983, is looking for volunteer counters, particularly on Sebago Lake and Naples' Long Lake. The Cumberland-North Yarmouth library has expanded three times since its doors opened in 1923, and it plans to keep expanding. It's free to sign up and bid on jobs. Updated: 6:52 PM PST January 27, 2023 WASHINGTON Authorities have publicly released video showing five Memphis police officers fatally beating a Black man; the beating prompted murder. The. David C.L. Body cam video shows police beating of Tyre Nichols: latest updates The candidates for two seats in Cumberland and one in North Yarmouth weigh in on addressing the growing student enrollment and the district's equity and inclusion efforts. Associated Press. 0:00. Founded in 2020, Youth Work Makes the Booth Work is encouraging teenagers to participate in the democratic process whether by voting or by working the polls themselves. A pay-as-you-throw system will start in January. The changes address some earlier complaints from owners who wanted to make their outside pandemic service a permanent part of their offerings. The statement will be a foundation for the town's new 10-year comprehensive plan. The spending plan is up 7.6% over this year's municipal budget. The bridge and road work around Exit 9 and Route 1 are expected to have major traffic impacts and drivers are encouraged to detour around the area in April. Portland Forecaster - Portland Press Herald The municipal budget plan includes the addition of two full-time paramedics. Distribution logistics has led to a drastic drop in eligible students receiving the meals in Portland. The Forecaster Police Records http://www.theforecaster.net/police-beat/ View The Forecaster police reports, including dates, times, incident types and locations. Dixie Hayes of the North Yarmouth Historical Society authors a children's book about the Old Town House that she hopes will appeal to young readers and adults alike. Social services, public health and other health and human services staff will begin operating out of space at 39 Forest Ave. later this summer. Decentraland Vs. Alleged Police Beating Caught on Tape; Officers Suspended The Newman Police Department received 73 calls for service and reported 107 officer-initiated calls for a total of 180 incidents from Feb. 10 to Feb. 16. Performers and audience members share their love for blues music and cigar box guitars in Westbrook last weekend. We wtorek (24 stycznia) podpisana zostanie umowa z wykonawc na budow odcinka drogi ekspresowej S74 przez Kielce. More than 30 small marine enterprises work out of the Sea Meadow Marine center, which also offers education programs and has plans for an eco-friendly expansion. A consultant and a residents' group will explore how the library can be more environmentally friendly. Theres a map for that, Letter: Ex-Marine sacrificed to wokeism, New year, new upgrades in store for Cultivating Community farm, More men Man Up to Cancer with growing support group, Community adds the spirit to Christmas with Kennerley concert, he says, Trail vs. rail: Mixed response at Casco Bay Rail Trail hearing, Mt. A Woodfords Congregational Church task force recommends selling part of the building to Community Housing of Maine for senior housing. The Telling Room of Portland worked with a group of middle school writers and "A Glimpse of My Shadow" is the result. Residents speak for and against a proposed recreation trail connecting Portland and Auburn using the unused St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail corridor. Work in Portland and South Portland includes groups looking into racial inequities in the two cities, and Falmouth is holding racial awareness classes to its employees. It's the place where you find funny descriptions of the recent police blotter in your town.